Monthly Archives: June 2013

What if you didn’t know when you might eat next? For the 220,000 children in southeastern Michigan who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year, the summer break can be an uncertain time. But through a partnership with Michigan No Kid Hungry, we can make sure those kids get the nutritious foods they…

The Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market is back for the 2013 season! Make the Farmers’ Market part of your weekly food purchases! Every Thursday from now through October 10, you can buy fresh, locally grown produce, baked goods, local honey, coffee, granola, soups, and more right here in our neighborhood. The Farmers’ Market takes pride in…

A ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Wayne County will be held on Wednesday, June 26th at 5:30 PM to mark the completion of Phase One of ongoing improvements to Stoepel Park No.1 in the Grandmont Rosedale community. This project has been extremely successful so far and there is a lot to celebrate! Improvements to date…

We are very excited about this summer’s program and this is why you should be too! Field trips to the Detroit Institute of Art, The Heidelberg Project, Hilberry Theatre and Redford’s Artist Village, as well as to a local photography dark room (transportation will be provided) Youth will write and perform a play under the…

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA & WIN UP TO $700 TO MAKE IT HAPPEN Ever wish you had a few hundred dollars to fund a good idea? The Grandmont Rosedale SOUP Committee (in partnership with Detroit SOUP) is currently accepting proposals to enter into a fundraising contest on July 21, 2013 at 19120 Grand River Ave. Anything goes!…

The trees have been dropped and they need to be planted this Saturday, June 8th! The Greening of Detroit will be planting trees on Plainview, Auburn, and Minock Streets in the Minock Park neighborhood of Grandmont Rosedale, in partnership with the Minock Park Block Association and the Detroit Partnership. Volunteers should meet at the lot…

On Saturday, June 15, GRDC will be launching a new program called Trash Talkin’ – a twice-a-month series of volunteer activities that is part of the “Love Where You Live” anti-litter campaign. These events will bring together community-minded residents to meet, share a free cup of coffee, and go out into the neighborhood to pick…

This fall, a new public charter school is set to open in the Grandmont Rosedale neighborhoods. The school is called Detroit Achievement Academy and will be located inside of Bushnell Congregational Church. The school will be enrolling students for kindergarten and first grade this year. The mission of Detroit Achievement Academy is “to holistically support…